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profiting

VERB

gain; get or give an advantage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contribute earn improve pay off prosper take advantage of thrive

STRONG

aid avail benefit better clear exploit help pay promote realize recover score serve use utilize

WEAK

be of advantage capitalize on cash in on clean up learn from make a haul make a killing make capital make good use of make it big make money make the most of put to good use reap the benefit stand in good stead turn to advantage work for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decline fail harm hurt lose

STRONG

block condemn deteriorate hinder injure obstruct worsen

Example Sentences

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The suit alleged the singer should have known she was profiting off embezzled funds linked to the sprawling case against her ex-husband, former L.A. legal heavyweight Tom Girardi, and his firm Girardi Keese.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

The probe follows concerns about suspiciously timed trades and a soldier charged for allegedly profiting over $400,000 using classified info.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Even though Dr. Becky’s profiting off parents’ insecurities and anxieties still makes me uneasy, I’m glad for my brief dalliance with Good Inside.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

“Instead, it is a strategy built around profiting from them.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Joe had come up with a scheme for profiting from the arrival of these throngs in his father’s new neighborhood.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown